Very good book! Would recommend to anyone interested in the history of GM II, learning events of the source, and not by manual repeatedly revisited by various academic currents, politicians and moods ... This highly recommended book, written by the hand of the man who was the designer of the plan "Barbarossa" is to put in comparison with another - very simple book, without much what the book flights phylosophiques Vassilii General Chuikov - commander of the city of Stalingrad and direct enemy (in the most "direct" sense) of General Paulus also sold by Amazon (Amazon has big thank you !!!) and here is the code: "Stalingrad" 978-2953596618 Editions Laville !!! If you have time, read for fun to compare these two books with a third source: "Lost Victories" General Von Manstein, that we find more difficulty, but which was published by Plon in the 60s: as the first two have no desire to beautify and lie (intentionally) as Von Manstein will give a heart joy and excels in both areas - especially in his own glory - but book as a basis for comparison is worth to be read also ...